California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 21002

WIC § 21002 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 11.5

Statute text

(a)A supporter is bound by all existing obligations and prohibitions otherwise applicable by law that protect adults with disabilities and the elderly from fraud, abuse, neglect, coercion, or mistreatment. This division does not limit a supporter’s civil or criminal liability for prohibited conduct against the adult with a disability, including liability for fraud, abuse, neglect, breach of fiduciary duty, if any exists, coercion, or mistreatment, including liability under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division 9), including, but not limited to, Sections 15656 and 15657.

(b)An individual shall not be selected as a supporter or continue as a supporter of an adult with a disability in any of the following circumstances:

(1)The adult with a disability previously made, or makes, an allegation against the supporter under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 894, Sec. 16. (AB 1663) Effective January 1, 2023.